EDF2078 Creative and critical teaching
Faculty of Education
EDF2078 Creative and critical teaching is a 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
In this unit, you will be introduced to the companion concepts of creativity and criticality. You will be invited to reflect on, and reconsider, your existing beliefs about the nature of creativity and criticality. You will learn about the role of critical and creative thinking in student learning, strategies for cultivating creative and critical dispositions among learners, and the influence of creative teaching on student learning. As a secondary teaching specialist, you will explore the concept of critical and creative thinking as both a general capability and its application across a range of secondary teaching methods. In this unit, you will achieve the knowledge outcomes about teaching creativity and criticality by engaging as learners with a range of critical and creative pedagogical practices.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for EDF2078.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
understand the relationship between creative teaching and teaching creativity and criticality
- 2
articulate the key concepts, content, and skills of critical and creative thinking
- 3
demonstrate research-informed understandings of how students learn critical and creative dispositions and thinking skills
- 4
appreciate the challenges associated with teaching and assessing creativity and criticality
- 5
analyse and evaluate strategies and resources for teaching creativity and criticality.
Workload and teaching
You can expect to undertake a minimum total workload of 144 hours which includes:
- 24 contact hours comprising of lectures, tutorials and online activities/engagement and;
- 120 hours of self-directed/independent study.
Where it fits
EDF2078 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF2078?
EDF2078 has no prerequisites.
When is EDF2078 offered?
EDF2078 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is EDF2078?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include EDF2078?
EDF2078 is part of Secondary education.